Bill of Health

AUGUST 2, 2023

By Jordan Brooks and Tamar Ezer Expanding access to midwives and doulas in the United States is a vital and often overlooked way to increase access to culturally-congruent birthing options during pregnancy and improve health outcomes for birthing individuals and their children. The Maternal and Infant Health Crisis The U.S. is the most dangerous developed country in which to give birth, and this crisis is only worsening.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 2, 2023

Primary care advocates Ann Greiner and Shawn Martin argue the U.S. needs to turn around decades of underinvestment in its primary care chassis to lower costs and improve care quality.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 2, 2023

A new five-year partnership between Duke and Microsoft includes the creation of a Duke Health AI Innovation Lab and Center of Excellence. WHY IT MATTERS As part of the new agreement, Microsoft says it will construct a secure cloud environment to train and foster a cloud-savvy IT workforce at the Durham, North Carolina-based health system, which uses Azure.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 2, 2023

Humana’s stock rose following the earnings, which — along with comments from other payers — suggest the uptick in outpatient care flagged earlier in the quarter is moderating.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 2, 2023

Parkland Health leveraged digital tools to empower patients and staff and make healthcare more accessible, according to Joe Longo, SVP and Dr. Brett Moran, SVP, Associate CMO and CMIO.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 2, 2023

The government is alleging plan administrator UMR improperly denied thousands of ER and drug screening claims submitted between 2015 and 2018.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 2, 2023

The study from the Blues payer is the latest finding hospital acquisitions lead to increased readmissions and higher costs for patients.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 2, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Healthcare revenue integrity refers to ensuring correct and compliant billing, coding, and reimbursement procedures within the healthcare sector. Maximizing revenue and reducing financial risks are the two objectives of healthcare revenue integrity, which leads to […] The article Healthcare Revenue Integrity: The Role of RAC Trackers appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 2, 2023

Hospitals decried the rate adjustment, which is higher than the 2.8% proposed earlier this year, as out of touch with their financial reality.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 2, 2023

Informa Markets has struck a deal with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) to acquire one of the largest health IT conferences in the market. | Informa Markets, a division of the business-to-business publishing and events company Informa PLC, will take on management of the HIMSS Exhibition, while HIMSS will continue to oversee developing expert content and programming, the organizations announced Tuesday.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 2, 2023

CVS also lowered its 2024 earnings outlook, citing cost pressures, and said investors should no longer rely on its 2025 target.

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HealthIT Answers

AUGUST 2, 2023

By Ram Krishnan - With demand exploding for behavioral health treatment, and trends in technology and care modalities changing the industry, mental health providers are continually looking for ways to improve and streamline their practices. Prioritizing the following tips can help ensure a successful second half of 2023. The post Four Tips for Providers to Improve their Mental Health Practices appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 2, 2023

Duke University Health System has tapped Microsoft to support its exploration of generative AI and cloud technologies, the academic system announced this week. | The organizations aim to roll out a secure cloud ecosystem across Duke Health and—with a focus on ethics and health equity—leverage generative AI for new healthcare applications.

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Total HIPAA

AUGUST 2, 2023

In the world of healthcare, patient privacy and data confidentiality are of utmost importance. To ensure the protection of sensitive information related to Substance Use Disorder (SUD) patients, the US Department of Health and Human Services and The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (HHS and SAMHSA) collaborated to create the HIPAA Drug and Alcohol Records Law, also known as 42 CFR Part 2.

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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 2, 2023

Higher volumes and revenues weren’t enough to keep Community Health Systems (CHS) from a $38 million net loss (-$0.29 per diluted share) for the second quarter, according to financial results for t | The for-profit's leadership pointed to sequential improvements in key metrics like patient volumes and net operating revenues, but ultimately stayed in the red for another quarter.

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MedTrainer

AUGUST 2, 2023

When people seek healthcare, there’s a level of implied trust. They believe — at face value — that their physician has the education, training, skills, and experience to help them. This is why credentialing management is so important. Through credentialing, healthcare organizations can meet patient expectations by ensuring every physician is unequivocally equipped to treat them.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 2, 2023

Humana’s flourishing Medicare Advantage numbers didn’t slow down in the second quarter, leading the Louisville-based insurer to again raise its 2023 membership expectations and maintain an upbeat d | The insurer beat the street with a nearly 40% year-over-year increase in net income and a 13% bump in revenue. Executives also highlighted MA membership growth they said will fuel the company over the next few years.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 2, 2023

What You Should Know: Glytec, the only provider of cloud-based insulin management software across the continuum of care, today unveiled the latest version of its Glucommander® insulin dosing software that makes it easier for providers, nurses and pharmacists to offer best practice, personalized care. These innovations help streamline workflows, improve patient outcomes and offer tighter support for the industry’s top electronic health record (EHR) systems.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 2, 2023

Large health systems are scooping up independent hospitals, and that consolidation negatively affects employers, insurers and patients, according to a new analysis backed by Blues giant Elevance He | Hospital consolidation negatively affects employers, insurers and patients, according to a new analysis backed by Blues giant Elevance Health. The AHA, however, disputed the findings.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 2, 2023

The following is a guest article by Greg James, VP of Business Development at DroneUp The integration of drones in the healthcare industry holds immense potential to revolutionize the delivery of medical services. With their ability to overcome geographical barriers and streamline logistics, drones offer numerous benefits that can significantly enhance patient access to healthcare, ensure safer and more reliable deliveries, enable faster and more frequent distribution, and contribute to sustaina

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 2, 2023

What You Should Know: Geisinger , an integrated health care delivery and coverage organization serving members in central and northeastern Pennsylvania forms a strategic collaboration with Bodyport , a virtual care company focused on heart failure to launch remote heart failure monitoring program. Together, Geisinger and Bodypart will develop and implement a fluid-guided care pathway for heart failure.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 2, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Epic Application Analyst/Coordinator position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic and is located in Toppenish, Washington. Here’s a description of the position: What We Offer Sign-on bonus of $1,500 in first paycheck and $1,500 at 12 months of employment Salary $70,000-$90,000 DOE with ability to go h

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 2, 2023

Allegheny County in Pennsylvania has recently confirmed that the protected health information of up to 689,686 individuals was compromised in a May 2023 hacking incident by the Clop threat group. Allegheny County was alerted about the breach on June 1, 2023, and it was confirmed that the group exfiltrated files containing sensitive data between May 28 and May 29, 2023.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 2, 2023

What You Should Know: Suki , the leader in voice artificial intelligence (AI) technology for healthcare, recently announced the launch of a native Mac app as part of its Suki Dictate offering to further its mission of building the most comprehensive solution in healthcare. Suki Dictate on Mac expands the use of Suki’s proprietary technology to serve clinicians everywhere and makes Suki the only voice assistant that supports all platforms including iOS, Android, web, Windows, and now Mac.

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MedTrainer

AUGUST 2, 2023

Completing healthcare continuing education online offers many benefits, and saving time and money is one of the biggest for both professionals and their employers. Continuing education is a vital requirement for most healthcare employees and for so long, on-site or in-person training has taken away from billable hours and required healthcare providers to take time off from busy, and often unpredictable, schedules.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 2, 2023

Given the number of healthcare data breaches that are now being reported it is no surprise that patients are concerned that their sensitive health information will be obtained by cybercriminals or leaked on the Internet. In the first half of 2023, 339 data breaches of 500 or more records had been reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights, and while that represents a year-over-year decline in data breach incidents, more than 41,450,000 healthcare records have been reported as breached in the f

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Speaker: Amy Anderson

FACIS® helps organizations mitigate patient and organizational risk. Maintaining compliance and safeguarding against fraud and abuse in today’s changing healthcare landscape can be challenging. Most healthcare organizations screen and monitor providers against the OIG but that’s only ONE of FACIS®’ primary sources. FACIS® pulls data for every taxonomy from the lowest level employee to the highest level licensed professional.

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Digital Health News

AUGUST 2, 2023

Foxglove has launched a campaign against the proposed Federated Data Platform (FDP) and Palantir, the frontrunner for the £480 million contract.

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Health IT Security

AUGUST 2, 2023

Allegheny County and other victims of the MOVEit Transfer cyberattacks are starting to reveal the impact the mass-exploited vulnerability has left.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 2, 2023

The Chattanooga Heart Institute (CHI) in Tennessee has recently announced that it identified a cyberattack on its network on April 17, 2023. Action was immediately taken to prevent further unauthorized access and a third-party forensics vendor was engaged to investigate the incident and determine the nature and scope of the attack. The forensic investigation confirmed that unauthorized individuals gained access to its network between March 8, 2023, and March 16, 2023, and on May 31, 2023, the in

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Digital Health News

AUGUST 2, 2023

Blackford, the strategic AI platform and solutions provider, has partnered with Qure.ai, to deploy the neurocritical AI solution, qER, in Milton Keynes.

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